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Newspaper
Moline Review Dispatch
Location
Moline, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1889
Page
4
The narrator recounts a troubling dialogue where he asks if the woman loves him and she answers no with gentle firmness. He reflects on the pain of unrequited love and the fate of his inquiry as he notes others note the sorrowful exchange. The piece ends with the reporter posing the sad question to readers.
The article surveys rural diets from Vienna to South Italy, noting bread is uncommon in some regions. It highlights porridge from ground beet nyuts in Austria and Italy and maize polenta as daily staples for peasants, with variations like cata thama liga and bigrz replacing bread in certain areas.
Lyman Abbott criticizes modern newspapers for sensationalism and partial truth. He argues journalism mirrors world events but questions accuracy and ethics in coverage.
A Minnesota reporter describes Donnelly collecting anecdotes and poetry to fuel speeches. He keeps notebooks in a home drawer and consults them for ready lines, following Lincoln’s example. The piece notes readers who have seen inside say he marks noteworthy bits for later use.
The minister notes total wolves killed last year as TOL with eight pound premium for two human-attacking wolves, six pounds for fourteen nursing females, four pounds for 315 ordinary wolves, and two shillings for 810 cubs. Total premiums £1920, compared with £2284 for 760 wolves in 1886 and £2620 for 900 in 1865. Dordogne 109, Vienne 50, Haute Vienne 47 reported as the top districts.
A writer extols Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a preventive health measure for Colorado residents. It claims the remedy strengthens the blood and revitalizes the body, aiding throat and lung ailments and even consumption, urging patients to try it before relocating for health reasons.
The fragment invokes Castoria as a remedy through life stages from infancy to motherhood, ending with a claim about children using Gastoria. The odd cadence suggests an orphaned ad copy or satirical cut line from a historic publication. No clear date or source context is provided.
Wander the fees George Appelhans 60 and longtime farmhand for Andrew Hoffman is missing near Big Island at Rock River. He walked across Pettifer slough ice on Wednesday and disappeared returning by boat yard at dusk. A snow search found tracks to a water hole where his dog was dragged. He was a former Company D 12th Illinois cook during the war.
The afternoon mentions several locals who knew Pearson and discuss his sudden death near ion. Most interviewees think his first name might be Andrew, about 60, living in a hut on Actlt Weckel's farm. The piece notes no known relatives and hints his estate may cover funeral costs with a few boats.
Patrick Purcell a veteran policeman of Davenport was discharged Sunday morning by Chief Kessler for refusing to wheel the patrol wagon left idle after Saturday night. Purcell, who had served 33 years, wished to attend Catholic services and had asked to be relieved briefly for communion.
Secretary Woodford received a letter from the superintendent of the C M S P car shops at Savanna stating that the Davenport boy Rhodes who ran away was there under the name Henry Clarke. He will be kept until his father comes for him, per instructions forwarded by Mr. Weedford.
An 19th century advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a remedy against impure blood and disease, framing it as a defense for health. It also notes popular novelty items like nickel Harrison and Morton matchboxes and bronze desk baskets as recent additions to merchandise.
An invitation offers free trial bottles of Kemp's Balsam for throat and lungs to everyone including the homiliest man in Moline. The remedy is claimed to relieve and cure chronic and acute coughs asthma bronchitis and consumption. Large bottles cost 50 cents and 1.
Hol ly branches reproduced in enamel adorn brooches and scrolls with diamonds atop to form a stylish accessory. The article notes broad scroll motifs and holly designs continue to be in vogue for jewelry.
A scanned advertisement offers one hundred dollars for a cure of catarrh using Hull's Catarrh Cure by FJ Cheney Co Toledo. It authenticates FJ Cheney for 16 years as trustworthy. Also mentions wholesale druggists West Truax Walding Kinnan Marvin and Toledo National Bank cashier E H Van Hosen. A brush of railroad rate changes notes a 10 cent per 100 flour price drop from St Paul to Chicago on northern routes.
The readable fragments reference a trial size item named Kemp and advise readers to call on someone for help. The text appears disjointed with missing phrases, offering little clear context on an event or outcome.
Reports from Carthage and nearby towns describe the White Cap campaign in Hancock county with masked threats and arson in Wayne township. A Warsaw resident narrowly escapes lynching after being tied and threatened to confess to barn fires, while letters warn Plymouth August residents and others to reform or face violence. Detected cases prompt detectives and a possible March grand jury action.
Detective Baldwin raided a moonshining gang on the Elkhorn branch of the New River near Cuanteston West Virginia and landed thirty one outlaws in jail with little trouble.
Mr. Joseph Lininger, twenty miles northeast, runs a skunk ranch with fifty animals. He aims to raise 600 before slaughter and believes odor is minimal when unmolested. Skunks yield valuable fur and oil with skins costing 75 cents to $1.50. Breeding is frequent, and the enterprise was sparked by a Tennessee contact.
A London correspondent notes the clash between English attire and American entertainments in New York. She describes hostesses in white satin and Nile green gowns with short sleeves as four to seven p m affairs, while English women insist on bonnets at theaters, operas, receptions, and concerts, highlighting incongruity in social style.
A March report describes a ghostly rider at Silver Lake near a rural schoolhouse. A farmer shot at the apparition four times with buckshot after the specter frightened his wife, but the ghost reportedly fled and the shooter faced medical care rather than charges.
Judge Searle grants Fr Vivian absolute divorce from his wife Marie Kessel Vivian, a prominent state figure, after a troubled marriage begun in Davenport in 1882. The wife allegedly concealed a prior marriage and two children, deceiving Vivian when she visited Lincoln and Minneapolis before returning to him. She later sought reconciliation, but Vivian pursued the divorce.
An advertisement extols the brain and nerves as central to life and body control. It links nerve disorders to headaches dizziness and sleep issues and offers a free trial bottle of Dr Miles' Nervine via Wm Clendenin's drug store.
An obscure ad promotes Milea Nerve and Liver Pills claiming to aid sluggish bowels and liver function. It promises free samples and appeals to fear, urging readers to try the remedy despite unclear ingredients and dubious health claims.
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